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Announcing the Cairo Housing Needs Action Plan

by | Jan 29, 2025 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Organization Updates, Public Education & Organizing

Housing Action Illinois, in partnership with local leaders, residents, and government officials, has published a Cairo Housing Needs Action Plan that explores the pressing housing challenges faced by the City of Cairo, Illinois and shares actionable steps to address...

Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program: New State Law Creates Property Tax Incentive to Create and Preserve Affordable Rental Homes

by | Dec 19, 2023 | Advocacy Updates, Housing Developer Updates

2025 Update! This state law was amended during the 2025 General Assembly session, as part of the revenue bill, HB 2755. (See the changes starting on the bottom of page 1,064.) These provisions went into effect immediately upon being signed into law on June 16, 2025,...

LGBTQ+ Elder Housing Initiative

by | Jul 15, 2022 | Housing Developer Updates, Public Education & Organizing

While many seniors have difficulty finding affordable housing, LGBTQ+ elders face barriers that are both common and unique. As queer and transgender people age, they are less likely to have children or family that can support them as they age in place. Traditional...

Diversifying Revenue through Social Enterprise

by | Feb 12, 2019 | Housing Counselor Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Public Education & Organizing

A social enterprise is a publicly responsible and innovative venture, driven by unmet community needs, that exists as a hybrid of the traditional nonprofit and business models. Broadly, these ventures can be classified into three categories defined by the Social...

8 Reasons We’re Proud of 2018

by | Jan 16, 2019 | Accomplishments, Advocacy Updates, Homeless Service Provider Updates, Housing Counselor Updates, Housing Developer Updates, Organization Updates

1. We were awarded $1.26 million by HUD to support housing counseling programs in the Midwest The funds will be distributed across our growing Intermediary network of 33 agencies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri to support programs that help...

Our Housing Counseling Intermediary Network is Growing

by | Aug 29, 2018 | Housing Developer Updates

Housing Action is thrilled to announce the addition of four new agencies to our Housing Counseling Intermediary network: Latin United Community Housing Association, Open Communities, Total Resource Community Development Corporation, and Community Investment...
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